List of Event Types
When completing the 25Live Event Form, users will be required to select an Event Type. The Event Type tells the approver what kind of event is going to take place.
Note: It is important to select an Event Type that best fits your event. Each Event Type has related follow-up questions that must be answered. If you choose an Event Type that does not fit your event, your location/event may be denied.
| Event Type | Usage Notes |
| Academic Support | Used for academic-related events including advising sessions, review sessions, makeup exams, thesis or dissertation defense, etc. This does not include final exams, which should be scheduled via the Registrar's Office. |
| Athletics Game | Used for large sporting events. Mainly used by App State Athletics but would be appropriate for other sporting events where an audience is expected. |
| Athletics Practice/Team Meeting | Used by sports teams for practice sessions, and any other physical activity. |
| Audition | Used for auditions only (e.g., band, theater, and music auditions). |
| Breakout Session | Used in conjunction with a larger event, like a conference, for concurrent breakouts sessions. |
| Camp | Used for overnight and day camps providing a course or training for youth on a particular subject (e.g. music, sports, science) often with hands-on activities. Sometimes requires accommodations and may last days to weeks. |
| Clinic | Used for health related events like flu clinics, blood drives, etc. Can also be used for a short course or training on a particular subject (music, sports, science). |
| Ceremony/Celebration | Used for commencement, conferring of an award, holiday parties, and retirement parties. |
| Competition/Tournament | Used for academic competitions taking place at the University, generally high school and middle school students (e.g. science/math fairs, language and spelling competitions, Model UN, etc.). Not used for athletics. |
| Concert/Performance | Used for large, often ticketed, live events as a catch-all for performance. Events that will use this type are dance performances, concerts, theater, etc. |
| Conference | Used for a whole day or multi-day event. Typically, several sessions, concurrent or back-to-back. Conferences generally draw a large audience and are related to a specific topic. |
| Continuing Education Class | Used for short-term, noncredit offerings designed to provide education and training opportunities for individuals seeking to gain new and/or upgrade current job-related skills. |
| Exhibition | Used for display of works (for example, art galleries, cultural and heritage exhibits, scholarly works, poster display, etc.). |
| Film/Movie | Used for showing a movie. |
| Holiday Hours/Open Hours | Used to reserve a room for open access hours (such as open lab hours) or to denote holiday hours. |
| Lecture/Seminar | Used for any event where the primary activity is a lecture or speaker. Do not use this type if the discussion is for a class and only its members will attend. |
| Maintenance | Used for any maintenance activity, such as painting, floor cleaning/resurfacing or other facilities maintenance activities, IT maintenance for updating equipment and software, piano tuning, etc. |
| Meeting | This is a general category used for a gathering or discussion that does not fit into one of the other event types. |
| Orientation/Open House/Tour | Used for open houses, orientation events (employee or student), and campus tour events related to welcoming participants and providing information about the University. May involve minors. |
| Practice | Used for personal preparation (music, speeches, etc.). Not used for athletics related practice. |
| Reception/Banquet | Used for all formal events that involve food and beverage services. |
| Rehearsal | Used by groups in preparation of public performances (theater, dance, etc.). |
| Setup/Takedown | Used for events that require setup or takedown time in the days before or after an event. Do not use this event type for events that need setup or takedown immediately before or after an event. Setup and takedown for individual occurrences can be done using the Additional Time section of the event form. |
| Student Event | Used specifically for events organized by App State students. |
| Studio Recording Session | Used specifically for studio recording rooms. |
| Tabling/Fair/Trade Show | Used for all events where the primary purpose is the distribution of information. Good examples are career fairs, pop-up shop, home show/expo, information session/tabling, and wellness fairs. |
| Tailgate | Used for social gatherings in which food and drinks are served in parking lots or outdoor spaces before or after a public event (such as a football game or concert). |
| Testing | Used for proctored testing space/standardized tests, which may include AP, ACT, SAT, PSAT, GED, HiSET, TASC, LSAT, GRE exams. |
| Training/Workshop | Used for any meeting or event that specifically aims at imparting knowledge about skills, software, procedures, policies, or job duties. |